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Synonyms for affinity
Synonyms: Noun
affection, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn
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Examples of affinity in a Sentence
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Jefferson's personal debts continued to mount … His addiction to French wine, like his affinity for French ideas, never came to grips with the more mundane realities. — Joseph J. Ellis, American Heritage, May/June 1993 … neither virus has an affinity for T cells. — Robert C. Gallo, Scientific American, 1987 Animals sharing this basic architecture may have no closer affinity than a beetle and a squid. — Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, 1985 There's always been an affinity between us. He never felt any affinity with the other kids in his neighborhood.
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Like his sister, Chris Edwards Jr. had an affinity for media and worked as a digital content manager for the City of Atlanta. — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, "Slain BU student Erin Edwards remembered for her commitment to social justice, journalism, and music," 23 Aug. 2019 Anne Milou has always had an affinity for oversized T-shirts, scrunchies and Puka shell necklaces. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, "Scrunchies and saving the turtles: 'VSCO girls' are the newest teen lifestyle trend," 15 Aug. 2019 The slain officer had an affinity for dirt bikes and traveling, according to his social media accounts. — Los Angeles Times, "Riverside shooting suspect had a long criminal history, records show," 13 Aug. 2019 McGinnis explains that ethanol's carbons have an affinity for the inside of the carbon nanotubes. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "This former playwright aims to turn solar and wind power into gasoline," 3 July 2019 By now, everyone knows that Swift has an affinity for the number 13. — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, "From an Ellen DeGeneres Tattoo to a Potential Hayley Kiyoko Collab: All the Easter Eggs in Taylor Swift's New Music Video," 17 June 2019 The new leader of Britain’s House of Commons, known for his orate rhetoric and affinity for tradition, has issued a painstaking list of grammar and etiquette for his staff. — Fox News, "UK lawmaker issues etiquette, writing guidelines that ban words including 'hopefully,' 'very'," 28 July 2019 For most conservatives, an affinity for limited government is derived not from a dogmatic libertarian opposition to the exercise of government power, but rather from a deep respect for civil society. — Nate Hochman, National Review, "A Big-Government Nationalism, or a Burkean One?," 25 July 2019 But Laureano’s magic seems to stem from his guts to use his pure athleticism, affinity for improvisation, and speed to go a bit off-script. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "A closer look at Ramon Laureano’s extraordinary July," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'affinity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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